Brodnica Górna

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Brodnica Górna
Village
Sacred Heart church in Brodnica Górna
Sacred Heart church in Brodnica Górna
Brodnica Górna is located in Poland
Brodnica Górna
Brodnica Górna
Coordinates: 54°16′12″N 18°4′56″E / 54.27000°N 18.08222°E / 54.27000; 18.08222Coordinates: 54°16′12″N 18°4′56″E / 54.27000°N 18.08222°E / 54.27000; 18.08222
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKartuzy
GminaKartuzy
Population
1,156
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationGKA

Brodnica Górna [brɔdˈnit͡sa ˈɡurna] (Cashubian Górnô Brodnica,[1] German: Oberbrodnitz)[2] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kartuzy, within Kartuzy County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[3] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Kartuzy and 38 km (24 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,156.

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in September 1939, local priest Bernard Szutta was among 10 Polish priests murdered by the German Einsatzkommando 16 in the forest near Kartuzy (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lista gmin wpisanych na podstawie art. 12 ustawy z dnia 6 stycznia 2005 r. o mniejszościach narodowych i etnicznych oraz o języku regionalnym (Dz. U. z 2015 r. poz. 573) do Rejestru gmin, na których obszarze używane są nazwy w języku mniejszości" (PDF). mswia.gov.pl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
  2. ^ "Former Territory of Germany" (in German). 2017-12-05.
  3. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  4. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 107.



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